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Square Enix Gets Kawaii with New Merch Line
The album art contains a new illustration with a ton of cute illustrations of Final Fantasy heroines and creatures, to the extent that I can't pick a favorite. The same art is reflected on some other merch, as well, but pretty standard fare including t-shirts and a tote. In my opinion, the keychain is probably the best option both based on price and how well the album cover design translates to the products.
Preorders for all of the merchandise are open now and preorders of the album also include a sticker of the new SQKawaii branding on the album cover.
Source: Square Enix Store
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A Realm Reborn, Again? Mobile Version of Final Fantasy XIV In the Works
What we know thus far:
- It's a sister game to the PC & console version, and will feature the story of A Realm Reborn.
- It includes multiplayer battles that have been optimized for mobile controls.
- It is not a gacha game.
This former player of Final Fantasy Brave Exvius (may the global version rest in peace) is not surprised by that last item; I longed for Final Fantasy XIV units in that game but the rumor was that Naoki Yoshida, XIV's producer, did not like gacha games and would not approve much use of his game's materials in the mobile gacha games.
What remains to be seen is just how Final Fantasy XIV Mobile will monetize. The game will be free to play, so many fans are speculating that there will be a glamour cash shop much like its big sister has. According to FandomWire, Yoshida's goal is to create a sustainable, long-running game rather than a quick cash grab.
Fans can sign up for an email list to obtain the latest news about the new game at the official Final Fantasy XIV Mobile website.
Here's the official teaser trailer for your enjoyment:
Source: FandomWire, Official Final Fantasy XIV Mobile Site
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Final Fantasy XVI PC Release Date Announced, Demo Dropped
It's a pretty good set of news for people who don't have a Playstation 5; the demo is the same as what was released for PS5, including the entire prologue chapter with the ability to transfer the game data into the full game. The base game is priced at a reasonable-for-Squenix $49.99, but for $69.99 you'll get the game plus both released DLCs, which is still minimum $5 less than PS5 players paid to get them at release. Preorders also get a few DLC items; two of them are similar to the bonuses for the PS5 preorder, and the third is an Orchestrion Roll that I genuinely can't remember now how one gets for PS5.
I haven't been much of a PC gamer for quite a while now, at least not for new games; the specs look pretty significant to me, though, and the requirement of having 170GB free on an SSD is definitely looking pretty intense. If you're curious, though - and you should be, because FF16 is a genuinely excellent game - now is a good time to grab the demo from either Steam or the Epic Store and see if your rig can manage it between now and mid-September.
Source: Square Enix
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Pixel Remaster Collection Wide Physical Release
Like the original limited edition release, this new one will be for Playstation and Switch only. Unlike the original, though, the pack-in bonuses are limited to just a sticker sheet. The release is priced at $75, which seems like a lot - but, thinking back on it, that's still less than I spent for Final Fantasy III (US) on SNES 30 years ago even accounting for inflation.
Source: Gematsu
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Square Enix Shows Out at Latest Nintendo Direct
The first announcement came not just from Square Enix, but from Mistwalker, the current home of Final Fantasy progenitor Hironobu Sakaguchi. Squenix will publish a console release of Mistwalker's Apple Arcade game, Fantasian, sometime this coming winter. The original release of the game was three years ago; the new release will be for all current consoles and also PCs on Steam.
For Squenix themselves, the company showed a new trailer for the HD-2D remake of Dragon Quest III, as well as announcing a release date of November 14. It will also be released for all current consoles and PC. It looks and sounds as good as you'd expect from seeing previous HD-2D games from Square Enix and Artdink.
Dragon Quest III is the earliest game in terms of narrative in the original three games, though, so you might be wondering, what of the earlier-released games of the series? Turns out that Squenix sneaked another announcement into the new trailer; HD-2D releases of Dragon Quest and Dragon Quest II are also in production, and will be released sometime in 2025.
The final game from yesterday’s Direct was the announcement of another remake, this time Romancing SaGa 2. It's a fully-3D remake of the original 1993 Super Famicom game, complete with voice acting, and will be released October 24 of this year. This one won't come to Microsoft consoles but will still be released on other consoles and Steam.
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Kingdom Hearts Collection Releasing for Steam June 13
It doesn't look like the store page on Steam has been switched on yet, so the bundle price has not been released as far as I can see at the time I write this, nor is it clear if the Steam release will be playable anywhere other than Windows machines. On the Epic storefront, the individual games are at the $50-60 price point currently.
The games themselves contain all of the content available, including the remasters and/or cinematics included from the sideline and handheld games. I won't list them all here because you probably already know them if you've gotten this far into the post, but the list is everything you would expect to see.
Additionally, for purchasers of the bundle, subtitled "Integrum Masterpiece," there will be a new keyblade called "Dead of Night." There's no further information pertaining to whether that bonus weapon will be equippable across all games or what other special features it might include.
Source: Square Enix
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All fanfiction and fanart (including original artwork in forum avatars) is property of the original authors. Some graphics property of Square Enix.